| Description |
1 online resource (24 video files (approximately 726 min.)) : sound, color. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Contents |
Episode 1 Religious Toleration in Colonial America? Episode 2 Neither American nor Revolutionary? Episode 3 The Constitution Did Not Create a Democracy Episode 4 Washington - Failures and Real Accomplishments Episode 5 Confusions about Jefferson and Hamilton Episode 6 Andrew Jackson - An Odd Symbol of Democracy Episode 7 The Second Great Awakening - Enduring Impacts Episode 8 Did Slavery Really Cause the Civil War? Episode 9 The Civil War's Actual Turning Points Episode 10 The Myth of Laissez-Faire Episode 11 Misconceptions about the Original Populists Episode 12 Labor in America - A Strange History Episode 13 Myths about American Isolation and Empire Episode 14 Early Progressives Were Not Liberals Episode 15 Woodrow Wilson and the Rating of Presidents Episode 16 The Roaring Twenties Reconsidered Episode 17 Hoover and the Great Depression Revisited Episode 18 What Did Roosevelt's New Deal Really Do? Episode 19 World War II Misconceptions and Myths Episode 20 Was the Cold War Inevitable? Episode 21 The Real Blunders of the Vietnam War Episode 22 Myths about American Wars Episode 23 Who Matters in American History? Episode 24 History Did Not Begin with Us. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by The Great Courses. |
| Performer |
Mark Stoler. |
| Summary |
Sorting through misconceptions, myths, and half-truths about America's past is a chance to revisit some of the country's greatest episodes, figures, and themes from a fresh perspective and an opportunity to hone the way you think about and interpret the past, the present, and even the future. This course examines many commonly held myths and half-truths about American history. |
| Audience |
Rated TVPG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
History, Modern.
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Americans.
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| Added Author |
Stoler, Mark, actor.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT14641869 |
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